Quotes About Tranquility

One of the charms of Africa, is the long settled periods of pure unclouded sky, in which the sun rises and sets with no flaming splashes of vivid colours, but by gentle, imperceptible gradations of pure light, waning or waxing.

In the green escape of my palace, over a bridge, under a canopy of opalescent light, through there, between dark branches and their shivering leaves, I'm lost in the scent of yellow roses, arrested by the range's filtering light.

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it towards others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will be in our troubled world.

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: To reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will also be in our troubled world." -Etty Hillesum Journals, Amsterdam, 1941

When besieged, I'm calm as a baby. When all hell breaks loose, I'm collected and cool.

Full of hope, you'll relax, confident again; you'll look around, sit back, and take it easy.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

Light be the earth upon you, lightly rest.

A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away.

She let the landscape seep through her tightly held emotions.

La neve cadde tutta la notte. Cadde senza fare rumore e coprì il terreno gelato e le foglie morte sotto l'acero, e piegò i rami delle conifere, e per ore e ore cadde come farina dalle nuvole alte color madreperla.

Also, I am very religious. It gave me peace of mind all my career.

If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it.

But the deep desire for peace remained with the American people.

As I grow older, I hope I can fully embody my grandmother's remarkable peace.

To do nothing is also a good remedy.

What I discovered all over Ireland is that people living simple lives by the sea or in the remote countryside seem a lot calmer than city folk with their iPads and their Android phones.

I perform in opera houses in the centres of big cities. We live in 20 acres of forest. You need that space to recover and renew.

Like the practice of breath control, meditation on the forms of God, repetition of mantras, food restrictions, etc., are but aids for rendering the mind quiescent.

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

The piano represents home to me. It represents a place where I can heal - the sound of it, the feel of it, the way it looks.

I have never felt the need to get agitated or hyper about anything in life.

I like the hypnosis. Nothing too deep - just enough to keep me clearer and more focused.

Being OK means you're not sad, and you're not incredibly happy. You're content. You're OK. And that's the ideal place to be, to be able to say, 'I'm OK.'